Last month, the US Pentagon pulled out its crystal ball and released a report that presents a blueprint of what it sees as the future of military robots over the next quarter of a century. It projects likely developments in new unmanned technologies against a background of shrinking budgets and shifting strategic policies, and how the dramatic development and expansion of military unmanned systems requires large-scale consolidation and development to exploit the technology’s full potential.

 

Flashpoint: Norachi

Imagine it’s the year 2020. A UN nuclear inspection team is expelled from the fictional country of Norachi, which sparks an international incident.